Waiting for Insurance approval. But it is Girl scout cookietime here in Alaska and I was wondering how people deal with these great cookies. I am a GS leader and Cookie parent/manager. Seeing there will probably not be a bariatric cookie in the near future-just curious and also looking for some tips on how to handle the cookie situation. Thank you in advance. :)

I made a thin mint inspired protein shake today. Could probably figure out a Samoa one, too.

Oh, and we'll be buying a box or two. One goes to work with hubs and the other gets split into small baggies for school lunches. I won't be eating any.

You can still buy some and freeze them (if you have willpower to have them in your home) you can use them sparingly as a treat. I stopped using food as a treat though. I buy clothes, makeup ect... Anything not edible. That's just me though. If you don't think you will have the willpower to not eat a bunch then don't buy them. It's not worth it or buys some to give as gifts if you just want to help support.

My niece is a girl scout and selling the Cookies... I bought a box in support, ate ONE cookie, and gave the rest to a friend. Was great to sneak a taste, and honestly that was all I needed.

If you've got the will power to keep from tearing into the whole box, a single cookie once in awhile is a great treat. My Nut and support folks all advocate a small cheat when you hit a stall to switch things up and help your body back into loss mode... so the occasional thing like this not only doesn't make me feel guilty, I feel like it helps some. Just don't overdo it. (Or over justify it.)

The only way I can cope is to tell myself I am allergic to them, and it is a matter of life and death. Thin Mints are a major trigger for me... frozen or room temperature. For me, there is no such thing as one.

My daughter was a Girl Scout for years, never saw the appeal of the cookies, to me they are no better than a cookie you can buy in the grocery store. Keebler makes cookies similar to the thin mint and samoa and once I saw how little money the troop actually gets from the $4 per box price I never bought another box.

I am the one oddball. I hate GS cookies. They taste plastic and fake to me so GS season comes and goes and I never bat a lash.